Non-refillable bottle.



F. HANUSCH.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED wuzzl. 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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WlTNESSES WMM ATTORNEY f rnnnnnrcx HANUSCH, or ennssrnnn, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.

NON-REFILLAIBLE BOTTLE.

Application filed June 2'7, 1917. Serial No. 177,357.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK HANUSCH, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Grasstree, in the State of Queensland and Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a device of the character stated or simple construction and operation the various parts of which may be produced at low cost and readily assembled. A further object is to provide a closure means adapted to prevent refilling of the bottle or container in connection with which it is used, in combination with means for effecting a fiuid tight closure with this closure means so as to prevent leakage or spilling ot' the contents of the container. A further object will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view through a device constructed in accordance with my invention, as applied.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fi 1.

1%ig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fi 1.

Tig. 4 is a detail of the securing means for the closure element.

Fig. 5 is a detail of the closure element.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View of the closure collar.

The bottle neck 1 is provided, a short distance from its top, with an outer annular shoulder 2 and, at its upper edge, with an inner annular shoulder 3 which is spaced a considerable distance from a similar shoulder 4 provided in the inner face of the neck. These two shoulders 3 and 4 cooperate to provide an annular recess 5 in the bottle neck. A closure member is secured in the neck 1 bymeans to be disclosed. This closure member is provided with the cylindrical body 6, the reduced cylindrical stem 7, and the inverted frusto-conical head 8. The body 6 of the closure member is hollowed out to provide a valve chamber 9 which communicates with stem 7 at the upper end thereof, and the head 8 is provided with a plurality of radial discharge openings 10 communicating with thisvalve Specification of Letters Patent.

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chamber. The head 8 is further provided with a central depending finger 11 which fits snugly into'a radial bore 12 provided in the ball valve 13 mounted in the valve chamber of such size as to normally close the upper end of a thimble 14 which fits snugly in stem 7 of the closure member.

The thimble 14 is provided with an outer annular flange 15 at its lower end which restson the shoulder. 4 of the neck so as to support the thimble. The stem 7 I of the closure member is provided withasimilar flange 16 at its inner end and an outer annular channel 17 contiguous thereto. This channel 17 is adapted to receive the inner portion of a split ring 18 constructed of steel or other suitable material, this ring being provided with a plurality of radially disposed upwardly and outwardly inclined resilient arms 19, these'arms being of approximately one half the-thickness of the m; a v V ring.' In assembling the device, the ring 18 is first placed about'stem 7 so as to engage into the channel 17,-the resilient arms of the ring extending upward and outward at an angle to the neck. The thimble 14 is then inserted into stem 7 a suitable pack-ring or gasket 20 being interposed between the two flanges 15 and 16. The device thus assembled is .then inserted into the neck 1. The arms 19 are of such length that,when the flange 15 of thimble 14 is in engagement with the inner annular shoulder 40f the neck, and the stem 7'has been moved into its innermost position, the arms will spring out slightly away from neck 7 so as to en gage under the shoulder 3 at the upper end of the neck thus tightly securing the closure member in the bottle neck so as to prevent removal of the same. To permit this action of the arms 19, the annular recess 5 of the neck is tapered slightly downward, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

. The body 6 of the closure member is provided with two diametrically opposed radially extending lugs 21 and 22. These lugs are adapted to engage into the oppositely inclined grooves 23 and 24, respectively,

formed in the inner face ofa closure ring or collar 25 mounted about the body 6 of the closure member. These slots are in the nature of bayonet slots so as to receive the lugs and act in the well known manner to cause the collar 25 to be raised or lowered when turned about the closure member. The upper edge portion of collar 25 is beveled down wardly and inwardly to provide a frustoconical recess, or socket. A suitable lining 26 is secured in the upper end of the collar and provides a frusto-conical socket corresponding in size and shape to the head 8; By turning the collarin such a direction as to raise it, it will be forced into tight frictional engagement with the perlpheral surface of head 8 so as to effect a fluid tight closure therewith, thus efiectually preventing the escape of the contents of the bottle through the discharge openings 10. When it is desired to remove the contents from the bottle, collar 25 is turned downward so as'to'uncover openings 10, after which the bottle may be inverted or inclined so as to cause movement of the ballvalve 13 outward into the position indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings, after which the contents of the bottle will flow readily through the thimble 14 and the closure memher and the discharge openings. As will be noted from Fig. 1 of the drawings, the shoulder 2 of the neck acts to positively limit the downward movement of collar 25 thus effectually preventing removal of this member after the device has been assembled.

The gasket 20 cooperates with thimble 14 -to effecta tight closure about the stem 7 of the closure member thus insuring that the contents of the bottle will not come in contact with the metal securing ring so as to be injured thereby. As the ball valve 13 is secured againstmovement in any direction other than axially of the closure member it is practically impossible to cause displacement of this valve by inserting an instrument through any of the discharge openings 10 so as to permit unauthorized filling of the bottle.

What I claim is:

1. In non-refillable bottles, a neck, a closure member secured in the neck and having a tubular stem fitting into the neck, said closure member being provided with an inverted frusto-conical head and a valve chamber intermediate said head and stem, discharge openings being provided through the peripheral face of the head communicating with said valve chamber, a valve mounted in the valve chamber and adapted to normally close the upper end of the stem of said closure member, a collar threaded on the closure member for vertical movement and shaped at its upper end to provide a frusto-conical socket for snugly engaging the peripheral surface of said head so as to close said discharge openings, and means for positively limiting downward movement of said collar.

2. In non-refillable bottles, a neck, a closure member secured therein and having Copies 01 this patent may be obtained tor a reduced tubular stem fitting into said neck and an inverted frusto-conical head, said closure member being further provided with a valve chamber intermediate said head and stem and a plurality of radial dis charge openings communicating with said valve chamber, a valve mounted in the valve chamber for vertical movement only and adapted to normally close said stem,-a collar threaded on the closure member for vertical movement and having its upper end shaped to provide a frusto-conical recess corresponding in size and shape to said head, and means for positively limiting downward movement of said collar.

8. In non-refillable bottles, a neck, a closure member provided with a tubular stem secured in said neck and having an inverted trusto-conical head and a valve chamber intermediate the head and stem, said head he:

ing provided with plurality of radial dis- H charge openings, a ball valve mounted in said valve chamber and adapted to closethe upper end of said stem, said valve being provided with a radial bore and the head having a linger extending into said bore whereby movement of the valve axially of the closure member is permitted, and acollar threaded on the closure member for movement axially of the same provided with a trusto-conical recess adapted to snugly receive the head of said closure mem-' her so as to close the discharge openings thereof when said collar is raised.

4*. In non-refillable bottles, a neck having an outer annular shoulder,a hollow closure member provided with a tubular stem secured in said neck and having an inverted frusto-conical head provided with radial discharge openings and a valve chamber intermediate said head and stem, a valve mounted in said valve chamber for movement axially of the closure member and der of said neck.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK HANUSCH.

Witnesses:

H. H. MARsLANn, FRANK HANUsoH.

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